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Electric hypercar maker Rimac turns its hand to a two-seat autonomous taxi called Verne

Published 27 June 2024
By Neil Briscoe
Named after a famed sci-fi author, the new Verne autonomous taxi is expected into service by 2026.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi successfully completes a process similar to an actual US driver’s licence test

Watch driverless Hyundai take US driving test

Human or robot... which is better at driving? Hyundai has released a video which puts that question to the test in a literal sense.
Published 02 April 2024
TikTok user @johnnyromano3 captures moment Waymo robotaxi is confused by traffic cop in America

Watch cop pull over robotaxi

Passenger in driverless Waymo ride-sharing vehicle shows how the vehicle reacts to an officer of the law.
Published 25 April 2023
Jaguar and Waymo announce driverless car project using I-Pace electric SUV

Autonomous taxis far from faultless

A piece in The Times underscores the fact that, as yet, autonomous robotaxi technology is far from faultless.
Published 12 December 2022
King Long Robobus in Chongqing

Autonomous buses operating in China

The Chinese city of Chongqing has begun operating a network of autonomous buses that are already available to be hailed by the public.
Published 01 February 2022
Apollo robotaxi

Robotaxis on test in Shanghai

Chinese tech giant Baidu has opened up its self-driving Apollo Go robotaxi to the public on the streets of Shanghai, according to a state-owned m
Published 15 September 2021